JPH1125101A - Data processor and medium storing data processor control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide not only address/name information but also more detailed information by reading recognized character information and image data corresponding to the character information out of an image storage part, adding it to the character information and registering it in a data base. SOLUTION: The character information and image information printed on both the sides of a manuscript are read by an image reading part 6 and converted into image data, and these image data are stored in an image storage part 4 and displayed on a display part 2. Then, the range of a character recognition object and various processings are instructed to the image data displayed on the display part 2 by an input part 3, and the character information and the correspondent image data are read out of the image storage part 4 from the image data in the instructed range by a character recognizing part 7, added to the character information and registered in the data base by a data base managing part 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a data processing device and a medium storing a data processing device control program.
Specifically, the present invention is applied to a word processor having an image reading unit, a personal computer, and the like, and a data processing device and a data processing device control program for registering and managing image data printed on both sides of a document such as a business card and a postcard in a database and managing the data. Regarding the stored medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei. No. 294679 and JP-A-7-306927. For example, in a digital copying machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-294679, when reading a plurality of double-sided images and arranging and recording them on one sheet, the images on each side are accommodated in a recording frame of the sheet. And can be stored in pairs.

In the electronic filing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-306927, a double-sided original input from an image scanner is enlarged or reduced according to the length and width of the front and back originals and the size of the original. After the rotation processing, the image data is combined with one piece of image data, registered in the magneto-optical disk, and the images on both sides can be handled as one piece of data as a pair.

[0004]

However, usually,
When the read image data is registered in the storage medium to manage the image data, some management information for managing the image data is always required, and the management information often accompanies the read image data. JP-A-4-29467 described above.
According to the prior arts of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-306927 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-306927, the read image data only describes image data processing of only arrangement, enlargement / reduction, rotation, and synthesis. In the use of image data, there is no description of a configuration for simplifying operation.

For example, for an original printed on both sides such as a business card or a postcard, the address and name are recognized as characters and stored in an address book database, and the address and name are combined with image data to create a database. If you try to manage, it is not configured to automatically recognize characters and store the image read with the address and name obtained from the character recognition in an address book, etc. Is not configured to simplify the input processing and the image data processing, for example, in order to add the image data to the address and name after character recognition, it is necessary to read the document again.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. For example, when a user reads character information printed on both sides of a document such as a postcard or a business card and registers the character information in a database, the user can read both sides of the document. Instruction to read the image of
Just by specifying the range of the character recognition target for the scanned document, the character information in the specified range is recognized, and the recognized character information and the image information corresponding to the character information are added to the database. An object of the present invention is to provide a data processing device that can be registered and a medium that stores a data processing device control program.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided an image reading section for reading character information and image information printed on both sides of a document and converting the read information into image data, and an image storage section for storing the read image data. A display unit for displaying read image data on a screen, an input unit for instructing a range of a character recognition target and various processes on the displayed image data, and recognizing character information from image data in the designated range. And a database management unit that reads recognized character information and image data corresponding to the character information from the image storage unit, adds the read character information to the character information, and registers the character information in a database. It is a data processing device.

[0008] In the present invention, the image reading unit is C
It is configured by a stationary CD scanner, a line scanner, and a document transport mechanism that transports documents one by one. Display unit is LCD
It comprises a display device such as a display, a plasma display, a CRT display, or the like. The image storage unit is RA
It is configured by a storage medium such as an M or an EEPROM.

The input section is constituted by input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a pen and a tablet. The character recognition unit and the database management unit are configured by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. In addition, ROM
A program that functions as a character recognition unit and a database management unit exists in the RAM, and operates on the CPU. The database has an area to be stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magneto-optical disk. For example, the database management unit registers the recognized character information of the address and name in the database as the management information of the address book, and adds and registers the read image data to the management information of the address and name.

According to the present invention, when a user reads character information printed on both sides of a document such as a postcard or a business card and registers the character information in a database, an instruction to read images on both sides of the document and an instruction to read the read document are provided. By simply designating the range of the character recognition target, character information in the designated range can be recognized, and the recognized character information and image information corresponding to the character information can be added and registered in the database. . For example, if the text information printed on the document is an address and name, the image information corresponding to the text information of the address and name can be added to the address book of the database and registered. More detailed information can be obtained as well as name information.

A display control unit for controlling the display unit to display the image data on both sides of the document read by the image reading unit side by side on a screen; It is preferable that, when a range of a character recognition target extending over the range is specified by the input unit, the character recognition unit is configured to recognize character information from the image data in the range. In the above-described configuration, the display control unit is configured to use the CP of the microcomputer.
U. According to the configuration, the image data on both sides of the read document are displayed on the screen side by side.
Eliminating the inconvenience of switching the screen, and even if a range over both sides of the document is specified, character information can be recognized from the image data in that range.

[0012] When registering the character information recognized by the character recognizing unit in the database, if the same character information is registered in the database, the database management unit stores the character information in accordance with an instruction from the input unit. The added image data and the read image data are replaced or additionally registered, and if the same character information is not registered, the read image is added to the recognized character information and registered in the database. preferable. According to the configuration, since the recognized character information is registered while searching for whether or not it is already registered in the database, duplicate registration when registering the recognized character information in the database is prevented, and the registered character information is already registered. Since the read image data can be sequentially read, it is possible to instruct the input unit to replace or additionally register the read image data with already registered image data.

When the image reading unit receives an instruction to read character information and image information printed on the front and back surfaces of a plurality of documents from the input unit, the information on the front surface or the back surface of each document is continuously separated. And an internal storage unit for temporarily storing the read image data, and sequentially reads out the single-sided image data stored in the internal storage unit, combines them as one image data for both front and back sides, and stores them in the image storage unit. It is preferable to further provide an image synthesizing unit. In the above configuration, the internal storage unit is RAM, EEPR
It is composed of a storage medium such as OM. The image synthesizing unit is configured by a CPU of a microcomputer. According to the above configuration, the front side or the back side of a plurality of originals can be read at a time, combined with the image data of the front and back sides in the reading order, and stored in the image storage unit, so that the reading processing time can be reduced.

One of the front and back surfaces of the plurality of originals is composed of image data composed of character information on one side and image data composed of image information on the other side, and is stored in the image storage section. In this case, it is preferable that the input unit is configured to sequentially read screen data composed of character information from the image storage unit, display the screen data on the screen of the display unit, and indicate a range of a character recognition target. According to the above configuration, when the image data read from both the front and back sides of the document is stored in the image storage unit, the image data including the character information can be read from the image storage unit to specify the range of the character recognition target. Therefore, it can be registered in the database and managed in combination with the image data of the other side.

A display control section for controlling the display section so as to sequentially read out each image data corresponding to the front and back surfaces of the plurality of originals synthesized by the image synthesis section from the image storage section and to display them side by side on a screen. The apparatus further comprises, when a range of a character recognition target extending over both sides of the original is specified for the displayed image data by the input unit, the character recognition unit recognizes character information from the image data in the range. It is preferable to be configured as follows. According to the above configuration, the combined image data of both sides of the document are sequentially read from the image storage unit and displayed on the screen side by side, so that the trouble of switching the screen is eliminated, and even if the range over both sides of the document is designated. Character information can be recognized from the image data in that range.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by this.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a recognition data processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a control unit constituted by a CPU of a microcomputer. The control unit 1 controls the operation of the entire apparatus via a bus line 12. The control unit 1 includes an image synthesizing unit,
Functions as a display control unit. 2 is a CRT display,
The display unit includes a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays image data, character data, and the like on a screen. 3 is a keyboard,
The input unit includes a pen, a mouse, and the like, and inputs a command and the like. An image storage unit 4 includes a RAM, a flash memory, and the like, and temporarily stores read image data. 5 is a memory card, a hard disk (H
D), floppy disk (FD), optical disk, M
D, an external storage unit composed of a CD-ROM or the like, in which an area such as a database 26 for registering management information is provided.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an image reading unit constituted by a scanner or the like, which reads an image of a conveyed document. The image reading unit 6 is equipped with an automatic paper feed unit 10 and can continuously read a plurality of originals. Reference numeral 7 denotes a character recognition unit for recognizing image data in the image storage unit 4 and converting the image data into a character code.
Use Reference numeral 8 denotes an internal storage unit including a ROM, a RAM, and the like, which temporarily stores a control program for the entire apparatus, various work data, a result of character recognition, and the like. Reference numeral 9 denotes a database management unit that manages a database stored in the external storage unit 5.

In FIG. 1, the present invention is a medium storing a program for controlling a data processing apparatus by a computer, and the control program stores the character information and the image information printed on both sides of the original in the computer. The image data is read by the image reading unit 6 and converted into image data. The read image data is stored in the image storage unit 4. The read image data is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2. When the range of the character recognition target and various processes are designated by the input unit 3, character information is recognized from the designated range of image data, and the recognized character information and image data corresponding to the character information are converted into the image data. Storage unit 4
From the character information,
The data processing device control program to be registered in the
It can be stored in a storage medium such as a memory card composed of a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an MD, or a CD-ROM, and can be used in the external storage unit 5 as a general-purpose control program.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of data processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recognition result according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating management information and contents to be registered in the database according to the first embodiment. The processing according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 8 to 10.

In FIG. 2, when an operator gives a reading instruction from the input unit 3, data processing is started. Step S101: The front side of the document is read by the image reading unit 6, and the read image 22 is stored in the image storage unit 4. Step S102: The back side of the document is read by the same procedure, and the read image 23 is stored in the image storage unit 4 like the front side. This is the case where a single-sided image reading unit is used, and the front and back sides may be read at a time using a double-sided reading image reading unit. Step S103: When the reading of the front and back sides of the original is completed, the display unit 2 displays the image 22 of the front surface in the image storage unit 4 as shown in FIG.

Step S104: Receive a command input by the operator. Step S105: Determine the input command. If the command is an instruction 21 for displaying a surface on which no command is displayed, the process proceeds to step S106. If not, the process proceeds to step S107. Step S106: Another surface is displayed (for example, FIG. 8
FIG. 8B is displayed in the state of FIG. 8A, and FIG. 8A is displayed in the state of FIG. 8B.
Return to 4. Step S107: It is determined whether or not the input command is a range specification. If the range is not specified, step S104
If the range is specified, the process proceeds to step S108.

Step S108: Character recognition is performed for the specified range 24. Step S109: The designated range 24 is deleted from the image storage unit. Step S110: The recognition result 25 is set in the internal storage unit 8 as management information. Step S111: The management information and the front surface 22 and the back surface 2 in the image storage unit 4 are stored by the database management unit 9.
The image 3 ′ is registered in the database 26 managed in the external storage unit 5.

According to the processing of the first embodiment, when a user reads character information printed on both sides of a document, such as a postcard or a business card, and registers the character information in the database, an instruction to read an image on both sides of the document is issued. By specifying the range of the character recognition target for the original document, the character information in the specified range is recognized, and the recognized character information and the image information corresponding to the character information are added and registered in the database. be able to. For example, if the character information printed on the manuscript is an address / name, the address /
Since the image information corresponding to the character information of the name can be added and registered, the user can obtain not only the address / name information but also more detailed information.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a data processing procedure according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of parallel display of image data on both sides of a document according to the second embodiment. FIGS. 3 and 1 show the processing of the second embodiment.
1 will be described.

In FIG. 3, an input unit 3 is operated by an operator.
When there is a read instruction from, data processing is started. Step S201: Front side 2 of original from image reading unit 6
2 is read, and the read image is stored in the image storage unit 4. Step S202: Back side 23 of original by similar procedure
Is read, and the read image is stored in the image storage unit 4 similarly to the front side. This is the case where a single-sided image reading unit is used, and the front surface 22 and the back surface 23 may be read at a time using a double-sided image reading unit.

Step S203: When reading of the front and back sides is completed, the front side image 22 and the back side image 23 in the image storage unit 4 are displayed side by side on the display unit 2 as shown in FIG. . Thus, the front surface 22 and the back surface 23 can be viewed and operated without switching the screen. Step S204: Receive a command input by the operator. Step S205: Determine the input command. If the command is not a range specification, the process returns to step S104. If the command is a range specification, the process proceeds to step S106.

Step S206: Character recognition is performed for the specified range 24. Step S207: The designated range 24 is deleted from the image storage unit. Step S208: The recognition result is set in the internal storage unit as management information. Step S109: The management information and the images of the front and back surfaces in the image storage unit 4 are registered in the database 26 managed in the external storage unit 5 by the database management unit 9.

According to the processing of the second embodiment, since the image data of both sides of the read original is displayed on the screen side by side, the trouble of switching the screen is eliminated, and even if a range over both sides of the original is designated. Character information can be recognized from the image data in that range.

[Embodiment 3] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of recognition data processing according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the contents of management information registered in the database according to the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the contents of registered data registered in the database according to the third embodiment. The processing according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 12, and 13. FIG. At the stage of step S110 in the first embodiment, images of both the front surface 22 and the back surface 23 are stored in the image storage unit 4, and the result 25 of the character recognition is stored in the internal storage unit 8 as management information. Is stored.

Step S301: As shown in FIG.
The database management unit 9 searches whether the same management information as the character code in the internal storage unit 8 is registered in the database. Step S302: As a result of the search, it is determined whether or not there is registered data. If there is no registered data, the process proceeds to step S303. If there is no registered data, the process proceeds to step S304. Step S303: The image data in the image storage unit 4 is newly registered in the database using the character code information in the internal storage unit 8 as management information. Step S304: If there is registered data in step S302, the registered image is displayed on the display unit 2 as shown in FIG.

Step S305: Receive a command input by the operator. Step S306: Determine the command. If the command is “addition” designation 28, the process proceeds to step S307,
If there is no "addition" designation 28, the process proceeds to step S308. Step S307: As shown in FIG. 13B, the front surface 2 in the image storage unit 4 is added to the registered image 27.
2. Register the image of the back surface 23 in the database.

Step S308: Determine the command.
If the command is "replacement" designation 29, step S30
Going to step 9, the "replacement" designation 29 must be made, step S3
Go to 10. Step S309: As shown in FIG. 13C, the registered image is deleted, and only the images of the front surface 22 and the back surface 23 in the image storage unit 4 are registered instead. Step S310: Determine a command. If the command is “as is” designation 30, the process ends without making any changes, as shown in FIG. If the command is not "as is" designation 30, the process returns to step S305.

According to the processing of the third embodiment, the recognized character information is registered while searching for whether or not the character information has already been registered in the database. Therefore, duplicate registration when registering the recognized character information in the database is performed. Thus, the already registered image data can be sequentially read out, so that the input unit can instruct the replacement of the read image data with the already registered image data or the additional registration.

[Embodiment 4] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of recognition data processing according to Embodiment 4. Example 4
Will be described with reference to FIG. The process is started when a reading instruction is given from the input unit 3 by the operator. Step S401: The front side of the document is read from the image reading unit, and the read image is temporarily stored in the image storage unit 4, and then data is added so that the image on the front side of the document can be recognized so as to be externally read. It is stored in the storage unit 5. Step S402: It is determined whether there is a document set in the automatic paper feed unit 10. Steps S401 and S402 are repeated until there are no more documents.

Step S403: Subsequently, the back side of the document is read from the image reading unit, and the image is stored in the image storage unit 4 in the same manner as the front side, and then it is possible to determine the number of the original document on the back side. The data is added and stored in the external storage unit 5 as described above. Step S404: It is determined whether or not there is a document set in the automatic paper feed unit 10. Steps S403 and S404 are repeated until there are no more documents. Step S405: When reading of the document is completed, 1 is set to the page counter n.

Step S406: It is determined whether the front surface and the back surface are in the normal order or the reverse order. Step S410: If the order is normal, filing is performed by pairing the n-th sheet of the front surface and the back surface with each other, and step S4
This is repeated at step S412 in step S412. Step S407: If the front surface and the back surface are in the reverse order in step S406, filing is performed by pairing the n-th front surface and the (N−n + 1) th surface of the back surface, and step S408. In step S409, this is repeated for opening the number of originals read.

According to the fourth embodiment, the front and back surfaces of a plurality of originals can be read at a time, and combined with the image data of the front and back surfaces in the reading order, and stored in the image storage unit. Can be shortened. Further, when the operator sets the originals on the apparatus, it is not necessary to turn over the originals one by one or to stand by the apparatus until reading is completed.

[Embodiment 5] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of recognition data processing according to Embodiment 5. Example 5
Will be described with reference to FIG. At the stage of step S405 of the fourth embodiment, the read images are stored in the external storage unit 5 in such a manner that the number of the front or back side of the read image can be recognized.

Step S501: It is determined whether or not the front surface and the back surface are arranged in the normal order. If the order is forward, the process proceeds to step S502; if the order is reverse, step S503.
Proceed to. Step S502: If the order is positive in step S501,
The n-th front surface and the n-th back surface are transferred to the image storage unit 4. Step S503: If the order is reverse in step S501,
The image storage unit 4 stores the n-th surface and the (N-n + 1) -th surface on the back surface.
Transfer to Step S504: The display unit 2 displays the front surface image 22 in the image storage unit 4.

Step S505: Receive a command input by the operator. Step S513: Determine the command. If the command is an instruction to display a surface that is not displayed, step S
Proceeding to 514, if the command is not an instruction to display another side,
Proceed to step S506. Step S514: Another screen is displayed, and step S505 is performed.
And wait for command input. Step S506: Determine a command. If the command specifies the range, the process proceeds to step S507. If the command does not specify the range, the process returns to step S505 and waits for the input of the command.

Step S507: Character recognition processing is performed for the specified range. Step S508: Delete the specified range from the image storage unit. Step S509: The recognition result is set in the internal storage unit 8 as management information. Step S510: The management information and the front surface 22 and the back surface 23 in the image storage unit 4 are stored by the database management unit 9.
Is registered in the database 26 managed in the external storage unit 5, and this process is repeated N times in steps S511 and S512.

According to the fifth embodiment, when the image data read from both sides of the original is stored in the image storage unit, the image data including the character information is read out from the image storage unit and the range of the character recognition target is specified. Therefore, it can be registered and managed in the database in combination with the image data of the other side.

[Embodiment 6] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of recognition data processing according to Embodiment 5. Example 6
Will be described with reference to FIG. In step S405 of the fourth embodiment, the read images are stored in the external storage unit 5 in such a manner that the number of the front or back side of the read image can be determined.

Step S601: It is determined whether or not the front surface and the back surface are arranged in the normal order. If the order is forward, the process proceeds to step S602; if the order is reverse, step S603.
Proceed to. Step S602: If the order is normal, the n-th front surface and the n-th front surface are transferred to the image storage unit 4. Step S603: If the order is reversed, the n-th sheet on the front side and the (N-n + 1) th sheet on the back side are transferred to the image storage section 4. Step S604: The display unit 2 displays the front image 22 and the back image 23 in the image storage unit 4 side by side.

Step S605: A command input by the operator is received. Step S606: Determine the command. If the command specifies a range, the process proceeds to step S607. If the command does not specify a range, the process returns to step S605 and waits for input of a command. Step S607: Perform character recognition processing for the specified range.

Step S608: The designated range is deleted from the image storage unit. Step S609: The recognition result is set in the internal storage unit 8 as management information. Step S610: The management information and the front surface 22 and the back surface 23 in the image storage unit 4 are stored by the database management unit 9.
Is registered in the database 26 managed in the external storage unit 5, and this process is repeated N times in steps S611 and S612.

According to the processing of the sixth embodiment, the image data of both sides of the combined original are sequentially read out from the image storage unit and are displayed side by side on the screen, so that the trouble of switching the screen is eliminated, and both sides of the original are spread. Even if you specify a range,
Character information can be recognized from the image data in that range.

[0049]

According to the present invention, when a user reads character information printed on both sides of a document, such as a postcard or a business card, and registers the character information in a database, an instruction to read images on both sides of the document is issued. Recognizing character information in the specified range by simply designating the range of the character recognition target for the manuscript, adding the recognized character information and image information corresponding to the character information, and registering it in the database Can be. For example, if the text information printed on the document is an address and name, the image information corresponding to the text information of the address and name can be added to the address book of the database and registered. More detailed information can be obtained as well as name information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a recognition data processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of recognition data processing according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of recognition data processing according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of recognition data processing according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of recognition data processing according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of recognition data processing according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of recognition data processing according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recognition result according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing management information and contents registered in a database according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of parallel display of image data on both sides of a document according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating contents of management information registered in a database according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating contents of registered data registered in a database according to the third embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 1 control unit 2 display unit 3 input unit 4 image storage unit 5 external storage unit 6 image reading unit 7 character recognition unit 8 internal storage unit 9 database management unit 10 automatic paper feed unit 11 character recognition dictionary 12 bus line 21 [Screen switching] button 22 Image data of the front side of the original 23 Image data of the back side of the original 24 Range of the specified character recognition target 25 Character recognition result 26 Database 27 Image registered in the database 28 [Additional processing] Button 29 [Swap] button 30 [As is] button

Claims (7)

[Claims] An image reading unit that reads character information and image information printed on both sides of a document and converts the read information into image data; an image storage unit that stores the read image data;
A display unit for displaying the read image data on a screen, an input unit for instructing a range of a character recognition target and various processes on the displayed image data, and recognizing character information from the image data in the designated range Data comprising: a character recognition unit; and a database management unit that reads recognized character information and image data corresponding to the character information from the image storage unit, adds the read character data to the character information, and registers the character information in a database. Processing equipment. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display control unit configured to control the display unit so that image data on both sides of the document read by the image reading unit are displayed side by side on the screen. 2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a range of a character recognition target extending over both sides of the image is designated by the input unit, the character recognition unit recognizes character information from the image data in the range. . 3. When registering the character information recognized by the character recognizing unit in the database, if the same character information is registered in the database, the database managing unit responds to the processing instruction from the input unit. The image data added to the character information and the read image data are replaced or additionally registered, and if the same character information is not registered, the read image is added to the recognized character information and registered in the database. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein 4. When the image reading unit receives an instruction to read character information and image information printed on both sides of a plurality of documents from the input unit, the image reading unit separates each information on the front surface or the back surface of each document. And an internal storage unit for temporarily storing image data read continuously, and sequentially reading out one-side image data stored in the internal storage unit and synthesizing them as one front and back image data. 2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an image synthesizing unit that stores the image data. 5. An image data composed of character information on one side and an image data composed of image information on the other side of the front and back surfaces of the plurality of originals are combined by the image combining unit, and are stored in the image storage unit. When stored, the input unit:
5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein screen data composed of character information is sequentially read from the image storage unit and displayed on a screen of the display unit to designate a range of a character recognition target. 6. A display control for controlling the display unit to sequentially read out respective image data corresponding to both front and back surfaces of the plurality of originals synthesized by the image synthesis unit from the image storage unit and display them side by side on a screen. Further comprising a unit, when the range of the character recognition target over both sides of the document for the displayed image data is specified by the input unit,
The data processing device according to claim 4, wherein the character recognition unit recognizes character information from the image data in the range. 7. A medium storing a program for controlling a data processing apparatus by a computer, the control program causing the computer to read character information and image information printed on both sides of a document by an image reading unit. To convert the read image data into image data, store the read image data in the image storage unit, display the read image data on the screen of the display unit, and perform character recognition target range and various processing on the displayed image data. Is input from the input unit,
Recognize character information from the designated range of image data,
A medium storing a data processing device control program for reading recognized character information and image data corresponding to the character information from the image storage unit, adding the read character information to the character information, and registering the data in a database.